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J GUILFORD BUTTLE OF aw CHIEF A WITVJISS WITH HIM ALL niGHT GHIIJESE PREMIER linn MANAGER TI FFIf J S POLICE HAS HIS BUCKIE 0USE1OLBILL REPUBLICANS GIVES HIT IflllGTO GROUND SI (Declares Without Qualifica tion He Win Not Accept the Republic Proposition THE NEW SITUATION WHICH HAS ARISEN i3nt BrtbOa, Kum lmnliif ky I ho AorMtai idm kM rolfcrj f( Kapportlac Moaarctf ka (Mm, to RrfHirtM to B I Iwnra Un bvpfwrt f Um VbM4 Ih Naaas of Moaarckr to liCft ItevuialloafcU brimlart to) Tht lrwail fur RnmMlc. , Br Cabla ot Nwa ao4 Obarr . TcklOK. Irc. Jl J'rmlr Yum Vbl Kal Ivdoy hl anawer to thuM bo are aiuiluft to traoafvrm China lolo a KrpuUIU. Id an ofBcil atala-HM-Ot ha dlafd without aJilk tlon that ha rrfuaad to accept a re public At Ilia Khuiirhal peace conereoca )eelerday Wu Tint Fane, forelca mln later In the revoluttoBary prortalonai cabinet, aoke atronkly In favor of a ri public, and later Tan Hhao-TI aald he waa cunvlnced that the abdloaUua of thi ICniptror and the eatahllahmant f a republic- waa the only thln that would aatiafy the pevple. At the aame, time he eipreawd doubt whether It would be puaalble to persuade Yuan Mhl Kal to abandon hla plan for a limited monarchy. It la believed here that Yuan 8hl Kal meana what he aaya and will up liold the monarchy. A m-w altuatlon haa arlaea. Qrrat HrlUln. which hua be-n aupportln the l'remlr a monarchical program for enteral weeka. la now at renirt hea rd ly Japan and la endeorln to ob tain the support of the I'nlted Btaiea and other countries Ureat Britain beUevea Uta aepara tion uf the dependenclea Manchuria. iluDolia and Thibet, and the aertoua dlalnteg-ratlon of China proper would result from tha establish rrwnt or a republic, whereas the republicans havu already obtained In a material way everything; they dentred. tnly the name of the monarchy Is left It la stated that the American group. If not tin- American tate Department, already aupoorts the British Idea, aud .ire ready lth two. If not three, of the others of tha "four nation group" -f financiers, to Irnd Yuan 8hl Kal's IH'ternnient money. NeotUtlons to this end have leen proceeding for K"nic days. It was on Great Britain's Initiative thai the six powers urged the Shan ghai I'eace Conference to reach an iiKreement. Now Ureat Britain la en deavoring to pursuade the rebels to onie to terms. It la pointed out that frltish Interference is not directed uKulnot China's Interesta. but against the srntlmental Idea In such raaea. where the practical Interests of tho nation are being jeopardised. The extension of the armistice for t. n days to which the revolutionists have Mreed has given some hoe, but ii n lew tho revolutionists accept 1'remlrr Yuan's offer the only alter native Is continuation of the conflict with possible division bf the country, the dependencies rallying around the northern empire. The premier has sent I.OOV troops ft the Twentieth division to Chln-Vang-Tao on the coast of Chill, with the object of preventing republican troop from assembling In the north. I 'recant ions are also being taken be low TUn Tain. ..Japan and Great Britain May Make Matters Worse For Furrtga Prei- denta. Shanghai. Iec. 21. The revolution ary leaders here positively assert that If Yuan rihl Kal persists In his re fusal to accept a republic, the pow ers giving him their support would be retarded as the enemies of China, and the Uvea of all foreigners In China Mould lw Jeopardized. Tlie Mote In Ibe Optic. It i generally believed among the revolutionists that Great Britain la iipKrtlng the monarchy solely be cause of the dangerous example which Continued on Page Two! E Argument of N. C. Oil Inspec ' tion Law in Supreme Court of U. S. by North Carolina Attorneys ( tly the Associated Press. ) Washington, Iec tl. Whether kerosene oil lamp explode Wag the tiutstion debated by attorneys today before the Supreme Court In argu iiicnts as to the constitutionality of the Nojth Carolina statute for the In spection of Illuminating oil. , it. W. Winston, of Raleigh, N. C. contended tlmt pelther he-nor any of the Jus tices had ever aeen ha oil lam ex plode and that the, tales of such- ex lotn were as "fictitious aa the sea set pent of sirs, Ilania of Dickens fame. tttorney General lilrkett, of North Camllnn. argued that they did erplodv and that tna statute was a rerentifiMe one.' - ." ! Tht arguienU were net concluded. 0 LIPS EXPLOD He Wifl Keep Open House on the Occasion of the Jackson Day Banquet There EXPECTS JERSEYMAN TO WIN ON FIRST BALLOT W. t. McOoaaaa, Whs) Maintains Heaxtaaarwa la Kew York, aa Maa Bgrr of Utn. Woodrowr Wllaon's Caadldatjr, Talks to WaalUngtoa Newspaper Meat A boat ibe OaUooa. Anrnagea to Mm VtoUora tYoaa AD Owr t'owatry m ho Atteavd iariaoa Day Baasjari. (Hy THONAM i. FKNCK.) Washington. I. C. Dec II. W. P. McComba, who for the past eight months haa been at Ihe bead of the movement for the selection of Gov ernor Woodrow Wilson, of New Jer aey u the Democratic nominee for the I'resJdency, made flying trip to Washington today, and before leaving for New York, where he maintain! headquarters, announced that he would return to the National Capital for tha meeting of the I)emocYatlu-i National Committee on January Mh. The manager of the Wilson Presi dential campaign has engaged head quarters at the New Wlllard Hotel, where ha expects to meet many frleods of tha New Jersey Executive, from every section of tha country while the National Committee Is In session. Mr. McComba will arrive lu Washington January (th and remain until tha tth. Kx serfs to Win Nomination oa Hrat Balk. That Woodrow Wilson will be the choir of the Democracy for the Pres ide a tiaJ nomination on the first ballot waea Um NMional Convention con venes waa the opinion expressed to newspaper men today by Mr. Mc Comba, who spoke with enthusiasm of tha report received by him from the different tttates at his New York head quarters. No ";am-SlMc" Campaign. Hpeaklng of the campaign that ho Is directing In behalf of the nomi nation of the New Jersey Kxeculiva by the Itemucnicy for the Presidency, Mr. McComba said: '"Governor Wilson will not make a gum-shoe campaiKii. He has said repeatedly that he be lieves the people are entitled to know everything about him and his candi dacy upon every problem, ile says he wishes the fullest pulilicitv of all his ideas and utterances.'' t.reat WIIon Activity In Illinois. Chicago. Is-c. 21. Woodrow Wilson , cUilis In every county In Illinois were promised the national organisation, which Is promoting the New Jersey! man's candidacy for President on the! Democratic ticket, by the Woodrow Wilson I'luh of Illinois at It meeting here today. Headquarters will be opened In Chicago January 1st and the county. . , , , , societies win report to that om.e. , Action Taken at Meeting in uurrnur i.Tiirrii n . n n)(ir,icti i,p m resolutions adopted today to rail special session of the Legislature to pass an amendment to the primary election law, providing for dent primary. Prenl- Houmc Wins In CoufereiHT Over l'r gent IH-ttcUncy HID. i By the Asaoclikted Press.) i Washington, Ier. 2I.A tctnf'""' the House In the conference over the urgent deficiency appropriation I'lll wss contained in the refiort of Hi conferees today. Out of $82 1,871 in appropriations attached to the bill In the Senate only $93,000 remained a hen the conference committee re ported an agreement. Applause greeted the announcement In the House. The bill as finally agreed to carries 12,437. 75i. Hoth llouso adopted the report and sent the measure to the President. It a-ns the first big supply measure of the Con areas. E And His Strange Attempt at Bodily Injuiry Remains Un explained State Will Press for Trial Jan. 15th (Hy the Associated Press.) lioston. Mass., tivc. 11. Kept under opiates throughout the day to deaden the pain from ' nil self-inflicted wounds, the Itiy. Clarence V. T. Rich- eaon waa unable to converse with hut counsel, Wm". A. Morse In hla cell to day, so that his silence regarding hla act remains unbroken. Physicians held, out encouragement as to the prisoner's early recovery, declaring that barring the danger of sepals which waa a possibility, ha would be physically able to appear In court Jan. It, when he Is to stand trial for the alleged murder, of Avia Un rell. Mr. Morse, one of Rb heaon'a sltor nera contends that the trial should be postporod owing lo yesterday'B Inci dent which must cause delay Inasmuch as Klcheson will not be pnycally able j (CvaUnuad oa l'age Two.) PASTOR RICH 0 Unable to talk Developments at the Hearing Before Grand Jury In Indi anapolis Were Important PLANTS WHERE NON-UNION WORKMEN WERE HIRED Evident e Hecwred That Kxptoslu Iteatrtiylag rtanta Ka ploying Noa laloa Workanm, Were IHrected l-'rnaa Um I'nUm 's MrsMlajaaitera la Iadiaaapulis, Althoagh lbs Hagrra IkMM (aass (MglnaJfy I roes tha Towns Where Ihe PlaaU Were Lo- rak-l lYoerrwtlnaT AUorary Haaer lined M. (Hy tha Associated, Press Indianapolis. Ind , Dec. II. 'laude K. Myers, 'hlef of police of Tlffln, Ohli whore bio pounds of clynamllo and other explosives were found hid den In a barn the day after the a r rent of John J. McNaniara In Indliirspolla on last Aprll::. was the chief wit ness bif ire the FV'deral grand Jury In the Inveetigatlon of the dytamltlng conspiracy today. He waa among those from whom. It wiiji said, the Inveatlsatora expecltd to learn I'm ta aa to who. healdef. the Mr Namaraa and ortle Mi'Manl:l were iiiiphcatetl particularly In the cxplo slons In Pennsylvania. Ohio mil In diana to carry on which the stres of explosives at Tlflin were ncl aa a base of supplies. K plosion IHrected Kroai t'nloii li radg ua rtrr. Information waa said to ha lieeu obtained hy District Attorney h irlei W. Miller that the explosion .pie directed from McN'amara's hei.lqinr lers In Indianapolis, where ns secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Btrurturai lion Workers he had hla itini.t, al--though the suggestion for? the desiru. -tlnn of property erectad by llrms em ploying pon-unloa man cams (irlgimU ly from the UU M(ber tha elploatoryi afterwards took place. In connection with Chief Myers' appearance It was learned that the district attorney's office here accumu lated Important data relative to local conditions In the score of cities whore strut turex were blown up In the last five years. County Prosecutor Frank P. Baker hIho waa before the grand jury, lie was summoned because- of Ills work a prosecutor in conducting before the county grand Jury an In vcul'gallon of rtpiixioini in indlanapniiH I'rowcutlrig Attorney lined 1'or Con tempt. Hnkcr earlier Ip the day !ih I been (Continued on lise Tw6 New Orleans to Secure Re duction of Acreage CUTDdWN CROP IN ALL STATES FULLY 25 PER CT. Plan Alu(tU-d ' Modlllcation of Hie Itix-k Hill Plan" and Froyldea ff Set uring Signed Pledges of Farmors liirougli Sute and County Organl xatloiiR Iteclarallon Adopted) Ex prcwly StnU-s Tliat It la Desired Not to Do Anything In Conflict With Anti-Trust Law. (Hy tho Associated Press.) New trleana, La., Dec. 21. The ex ecutive committee of Ihe Kouthern Cotton Congress adjourned tonight af ter deciding upon a plan to secure a reduction in the cotton acreage of the South to the' extent of H5 per cent next year itnd taking steps to secure the uniform operation of the plan In all the cotton growing State. The iUn adopted la a modification of the so-called "Hock Hill plan" which waa proposed to the committee try J. O. Anderson, of Hock Hill, B. (.'., and provides for securing signed pledges from farmers through Btate arid county organisation. In the "dorlArallon"' adopted. It Is specifical ly suited that the organisation "does not wish to do anything which may be In violation of the Hherman Anti Trust Law." The Ktu,te organisations are lo call upon banker and business men to aa aist the farmer In securing sufficient organization expense. - Paid canvassers are to be employed to secure algtiaturos of farmers to pledgee to curtail acreage. The reports on acreage reduction from the various Htate etipeilntotnl enU to be filed with B. J. Wats-in, president of the Congress, at Colum bia, H. C, by March 1, 11. an! fter the figure are compiled thty will be published throughout the tkiuth. The committee recommended that farmer rallies. Intended to aid In this move ment, he held on January II next, t every school house In the cotton belt, to' be followed on January J7 by county rallies a the various county soa'ts. H. D. Huwcn, of Perl. Texas, 01. tCwuUiiusd on l ag 0vB.X mm CONG ess COMMITTEE PLAN Judge Carpenter , Denies Motions of Meat Trust to Throw Case Out of Court ATTORNEYS FOR PACKERS PRESENT CASE TO JURY The Lowg IMaresl Trtnl at laartdaaJ Members of the CMrage Meat Trastf (ieia ITaoVr War a !, Atte a4 to Utrwn l artber Itrtay hy Ib wt to Legal TrvBasnaHUra rails by Jade Carenlrra froatpt NegaUw Decialoa bat the Defra deals tlalaa, aa Hhown la OsV alng Kfiewti of t'oanarl. f ' (By the Associated Press. I Chicago, Iec. . Denying every Material allegation made by the 0v eminent against the ten Chicago pack ers on trial before United Btatea Dis trict Judge Carpenter fur violation ef the criminal asctlona of the Rhermaa law. Attorney Geo. T. Buckingham to day outlined the case of tha defend ants In aa opening statement to the jury. , The defense met defeat when Judge Carpenter at the opening of court de- n.iHl motions to eliminate counts two and three from the indictment and luiva the Jury disregard statements made by District Attorney Wilkeraon In his opening argument regarding (Continued on Page Seven.) s 'S Through Pasenger Train No. 38 Derailed and 6 Coaches Overturned LOSS OF LIFE PREVENTED .BY HIGH EMANKMENT The Bleel toadies Also Figured In the game lUrection, For They Withstood the Crash and Saved Passengers from Flying Timbers ClrcaniHtaiMTM of Afvidrnl Which tKarred at 7:30 Lewt Mght Ivlay of It Hours In Travel Wrecking Crewa to Scene. (Special In New and Observer.) Charlotte. N. C., Iec. II. Houth ern rallwny pasaeiiger train No. JR. northbound from Atlanta to New York, was derailed a half mile north of the station at King's Mountain, at 7:20 o'clock tonight and all coaches turned over. Providence, steel roactn s and respect for the law combined lu saving the hundred of passengers from serious Injury. Providence provided high embank ments, which saved the train from greater damage when the coaches turned over. Bteel roaches proved strong enouith to withstand the crash and thus saved the passenger from flying timbers, etc. And the engineer' obedience to the law of the town In running through st a speed not greater than 29 miles n hour, made It possible to bring the train to a atop within a remark ably short distance, only about aix ear lengths being traversed before the engine and throe re Pullmans, which did not leave th rail, came to a nop. The oeranmeri waa causea by a brake beam, which I believed to have dropped from a car of a freight train that had paasad about thirty minute ahead of the passen ger train. The beam wrapped around the forward trurka of the mall car which left th track, .followed by tha diner, club and parlor cara and two Pullmans, liven coach on the train. Including the six that turned over, was crowded and It waa at first believed the extent of the Injuria was great A call waa aent to Gaston I a and Charlotte for aurgeon and nurses snd a train - left her at I (Continued on-Tag Tire) 0 OH N 11 K C MOUNTAIN Minority of Ways and Means Committee to Frame One Ala Taft Recommendation WILL STACK IT AGAINST DEMOCRATIC MEASURE The Hen ikrgalar ray They WIB Act In IVamt sad Pwt l the Mat ' try of lrotertloa M rely to the Nenate ItrpebllcM Pniajcivce of Ibe Im KoOette Fnloa What tha lather Kay lasargrau Not Mkrty lo It i ae art nepers te Meeaare, Hat WHI Mes Froaa the Tar. Uy th Associated Pre.) Washington, Itec II. A wool bill, which waa framed according to Presi dent Taft'a recommendation on the Tariff Hoard'a report on schedule K., Will be prepared by the House Ite puhjlcana on the Ways and Mi-im Committee. Republican leaders In the Menate who have almltar plana sua. geated today that the Menate and Housa liepuhlicalia would get together during the ( hrlstmaa reues and hate a bill reavdy by Ihe time the iK-ino crats have a measure ready to report. Itcrular Itepiihlli ans In the Heimte ay Ihey will frame a bill that will put the lawiie of protection clearly up to the progrrnaives and force tli.in on record Ihe progieealve kiders retorted thst they were alrend) on record In favor of a protective, duty wihjiI to the difference In the cost of I reduction here and abroad. Home of the Henate leader profess ed great concern as to where tto pro graaslvos would stand on the 1. mo crvtlv wool bill which Is aura to come over from Ihe House. The ceneral opinion aeemed to be that the pi rreasivee would take their choice of the two measures, Rnd uae the strength which a merger with the iJemorrata would give them lo force ameaameata to tha Republican bill. Pregriaalv leader aay t hay are anx ious to revise ached ule K at thia see- sloii of Congress and they promise to uaa all the practices known to Ken ate tactile to do It. It seems to be agreed that the pro- grewnvea will take no step In framing a Ineasur- now, but will depend upon lbs two which are certain to come from the rcg iliir Republicans and the Democrats. Most of the pr;i'eaMi ee are away during the hnlldavs Hem. tor La Kollette is to aeak In ihlo and so will Henator t'lapp. The ilouw progressives alao will rampaicn In Ohio, Kepreactitatn ea .Murdock. I -i root and Nrri tein among those who are Intending- to peak. UNDERCURRENT IS Ex-Gov. Glenn Tells About it After Extended Lecture Tour Through Many States WILSON AND HARMON THE DEMOCRATIC FAVORITES Kormer f iorrrnor Gkran Has Jut Itc tarned From a Toar Wch Afford ed Him Opportunity to. Keel the Pnlititvl Pulse In n Nam her of Htatea and It In His Oidnhm That Taft la llegardcd A llonrhwa, I at I'ollctU) ImiMSMlbtr and Itmweyrlt la Waatrd lint Couldn't lie i:ieted. (Special to New and olmcrver.) Wlnston-Halem, N. C, Dec. il. Ki-CJovernor It. II. (llenn, on his return from a Northern lecture tour, waa naked tonight to give hi views In regard to the political situation in both the Democratic and Republican parties. In tha Htatea he visited. He staged that he had met a great niny prominent politician of all po litical fnltlu and that at present in th In niocralli parly the two names that seemed to be foremost were gov ernor Harmon, of Ohio, and Governor Wilson, Or New Jersey; that Governor Wllaon's friend a i med lo be the most enthusiastic, but that Governor Har mon's were th beat organized, that rry one aeemed to think that either of these gentlemen could he elected, erpeclally If President Taft was re nominated by the Republican party'. The progressive Democrats seemed mors inclined to Wilson, and the t on- . srrvatlve to Harmon. Hrpahllcan Uncertainty. He found Republicans were Very 1 much split up. Thav-great majority emed to think It abaolittely lmpa- alhl t elect President Taft, even If ' he were unanimously nominated. They also- regard Senator La Kol- i lelte aa unavailable and Seem to ta turning as their only hope, to eg Prenident Itoosevelt. "Hundreds of. leading Republican feel that all that la necessary fur Mr. Roosevelt to get the nomination la to (Continued on Pag Devon,) FOR ROOSEVELT Selection of New Design for $25,000 Shaft Will be An nounced at Early Date SENATOR OVERMAN TALKS TO SECRETARY OF WAR The Urnatasy Waggreted) to the Head af the War IVparlaaeat. That After Ihe Art Coaajnitlr Mrterta tha Three Moat Sella Me Ibretgaa, tha f'oss.aaiiaa'nei X eased by Congress Make the flaml fc4ecJnai rreea Ihe Will Meet Again lath. (By TliyMA J. PKXIT ) Waahlngton, I). C. Iec. tl-The rletllon of the deaisn for the monu ment at llullford H.ittle (iround. for whlth Congress inx.le an appropria tion of twenty-five thouaand dollars, will he announced early In the new year. henator Overman was at the War iNnartment today and auggested to the Mecretary of War that the Art I'ommlttee be empowered wHh ku thorlty to select the three most dealt a hl deelgna from those submitted and that the coinminaloii named hy t'on greas make th llnal selfo tlon from the trio of preferred designs This auggeMlon seemed to meet with the favor of the He, reury of War. The toard will not meet again until January 2m h. The comniiaslon that will mk the final aehctlon la conipiawd of the Hecretary of War, Henator tverman, Keireaeiitatlve Watdmi and President Paul Mtedman and President Paul Ground Association. rVoulor iverman haa secured three duo monuments for the State with the ru-operatioa of Ktipreaentatlve Webb, Thomas and Kltchin. who did their part In the House. These are the Moore Creek, King's Mountain and Uullford Hattle (iround monuments. Palming of Irginia Dare. The Ht nalor Is now working to se cure the passage of a bill for the painting of a picture of Virginia leie to oe hung on the walls of the Caoltul as a comaiil"ii ph lure to that of Po sition Las. Virginia I 'are e.ia not only Ihe first white child tMirn In America, Imt she was th- lirft to reielva the iirranient of 1-aptii.iii. To' romioem ornte these hiHinri al fai In Se nator Herman te uikihk that r..mrreaa make the necessary appropriation for tin- painting HI lnhHtbn .ApH-al Arymwl The CHjm Involving the coniiiiitlon allty of the oil inspection I" "f North I'arollna was argued before the Hu preme I'ourt of the I'nlted Ktiitna. to day. Attorney-deiieral Hh k.-tt pre-K.-nted the case of th-- State, while ex .ludga IColtert W U iiikIoii appeared f..r the Ited ' ll 'oiniuii Nearly all of the orih Carolina i i 'ongreBsmon have departed for home. They will not be hack on the Job until January Urd. pRKNinKvr kh;k iti ksiv NtrTIFICATION Kt.h4LlTH'. Secretary of Slate Knot, an Only WM-m-aa. IIm l-aat Act la P-rformcl tl Ihe Kuwlan Treaty AlwogaUoii Meaauras 1 : y th Associated Press) WaHhltigton. Ix-c. II.- With Secre tary of 8tate Knox as the only wit-, reus, Prculd-nt Taft at 10 17 a. in. to i.ny )U4r4 iu.Kitul. resolution, passed I.;. CoiiKieKa r.ilifvniK his action In wrvlng notice on Ituaala of the ahro tation nf the treaty of 133 wllh th t country. Ihe lre.it y automalU nly will loi'itlmie in i fTi t until .laiiuai v I. 111 In the meantime efforts wll he made to negotiate a rew treaty ellinlnatlriK the caiwa of friction which led lo th- i i inlniiUoii of the old one. The Iloinw late yesterday accepted the Senate resolution as a siihHtituto for the Holier resolution which ini tiated the IcCtHlalloii. TAFT TO SPEAK AT President Tentatively Acepts Invijation to Address the Southern Commercial Con gress There Next April Washington, Inc. 21. President Trifl tod.iv tentatively am epled an in vitation to iiii'iesa the Kouthern Com mercial ConiT' at Its second annual mtetlng. In vahMlit. leiin. next April. Hctiat T Clctc her. of I'lorlda, president of the ' otiKri oa and mem hei of the Ti nnessee deletattoli et tmded th ' Invltalloii: .Hciialor Helih'T al pn-M-nlcil Mr. Taft with a morocco bound volume containing the spesi hes delivered at the Atlanta meeting ! the Congrees list March when Mr. Tuft was th 'principal H.enker. "This volume," raid Henator 1'o-ti her.- "olcea an Insistent call upon both North at d Mouth to rally In tnrtns of coinnicrc.i and peace aa contrasted With the condition which compelled In.ih N rth "ld South to rally lifty vfarn itC' In fernia of strife and blood. Shed. 'or nation mint learn the conlr ut ri.ther than T-le the mem ory and story of tha strife that was." NASHVILLE Tl MADETO TAKE IT Gov. Aldrich Says People May Put it up to Him as a Pa triotic Duty HIS NAME FILED IN THE NEBRASKA PRIMARIES Gat wear of Nehraska Declares Cea wet Rwsanrlt Coald Be nf Neil Year aa Kastly aa Ha Was ha ' IM, a He Woald Give tha Might. est Indliwtloa That Ha Wow Id I lion LVorte of Ills Adda That H May Munoaaa Hla "Gratefal Daly" to Do Mo, oa Moral and Patriotlo Uroaada. (By the Associated Preaa ) lancoln. Neb, Dec. II. Comment. Ing thla evening on the filing today ef Ihe name of Colonel Rooaevelt for the Prealdentlal preference primary alec- ' tion In April, Unv. Chester II. Aid- rich said: "Without doubt hi name could go on the ballot In every Htate In the t'nlon if Colonel Rooaevelt would even give the aliKhtest Indication that he would sanction It and he would be nominated for 1'rrstden.t at the next National Convention Just aa easily as he aa In I9U4. "In aplle of Colonel Roosevelt' declaration that he does not wish te be a caoili'lale for uiMc under any circumatam ea the peopla of tula coun try may put hlin In a position that h may feel n to be hla moral and patri otic duty tu accept th nomination. "The people elected him to the ex alted position of the presidency when he wanted ll and It would be hi grata' ful duty to become a candidal be cauae they want him. Colonel Roosevelt would carry Ne braska and the Weal by even a greater majority than he did before, which s as a record-breaker. II I my opin io that not only here in the Weat, but over th ontir iwunlry hla nomi nation would cement and. harmonise the working force of lh entire Re publican party." O The petition referred to aanignlng that the name of Theodore l(oojult be placed on the primary halloP as a candidate for Ihe republican nomina tion for Prealdvnt of the I'nlted Htatea. waa llled hire today by Hecretary of Mali Wail The petition Is signed by Attorney John tielwr. of Omaha and ! other otcra. Mr. Uelsrr declined to say whether or nol he was authorised by Colonel Kooaevelt to tllo the peti tion but lulmillcd that he had been In correspondcio with Mr. Itoose velt The ( olrxtel Haws Wisnd. Clyster Ray. N V , lec. II. - Colonel RooKevelt wii Infoi tned tonight of,the move to enter hla name in th Nebras ka primaries and declined tu com ment upon It. CONGRESSJJOURNS Both Branches Take Recess Over the Holidays; To Meet Again January Third illy tho Associated Press Washington, ec. 11. Holh Hou of C'ltigrees adjourned today for the holl'' iy recess and to reassemble at no. m Jiitni'i-v 3. The House adjourn ed at 2 Si . m. and the rknale at it .'34 T. nr. ' - . President Wln-s Hymimtliy to Mb. Hlgelow. illy the Assocliitml Press.! Washington, I'ec 11. President Tnfi today sent the following telegram of avmpathy to Miss Oraie Higelow, iiuiighter of John Itlgelow. who died In New York Tuesday: "1 extend to you and t your father's family my deep sympathy In your present sor iov. johu hlgelow has been an his toric flirure In his elevating Innueiuat on public alTiiira for half a century." LIIPFEITT-SCALES Winston-Salem Tobacco Plant Merge to Conform with Pro visions of Decree of the U. S. Supreme Court iHperlal to Niw and Observer. I ( Wlnnton-Haleni. Inc. ll,-Por the purpose of conforming with the do nee of the I'nlted Htatea Supreme Court, thei II. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and the Uepfert-Scale Cbm puny will trmiamat January list next. The rteynulil Company which formerly owned 'a two-third Interest In. the Uepfert-Scale Company ha purchased th remaining one-third. Th brands of tobacco of th retiring ilrm will 'be manufactured by H. J. Reynold Company, and th employe of the Llcpf ert-8. arc Company will be - retained by th Reynolds Com puny, wthlch I now onstrtKUng en of th largest and moat modem butlaV, log In lh Houta. . AND REYNOLDS C r V-JHr WXK,;. f